智 — ji

Parts that make up 智

How 智 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 智 as a ideographic compound involving 大, 口, 子.

Korean example words with 智

• 지안智眼 Korean gloss: 지혜의 눈
• 간지奸智 Korean gloss: 간사한 지혜
• 지모智謀 Korean gloss: 슬기로운 꾀
• 대지大智 Korean gloss: 매우 지혜로움
• 교지狡智 Korean gloss: 교활한 재주와 꾀
• 중지衆智 Korean gloss: 여러 사람의 지혜
• 혜지慧智 Korean gloss: 총명하고 지혜로움
• 인지人智 Korean gloss: 사람의 슬기와 지식
• 교지巧智 Korean gloss: 약삭빠른 재주와 지혜
• 예지銳智 Korean gloss: 날카롭고 뛰어난 지혜
• 지력智力 Korean gloss: 사물을 헤아리는 능력
• 신지神智 Korean gloss: 신령스럽고 기묘한 지혜

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 智

• 智利チリ Chile
• 上智じょうち supreme wisdom
• 仁智じんち benevolence and wisdom
• 佞智ねいち craftiness
• 智日ちにち Chile and Japan
• 奸智かんち cunning; craft; wiles
• 益智やくち bitter seeded cardamon
• 仏智ぶっち omniscience (of a buddha)
• 智水ちすい purifying wisdom of a buddha; purifying water of wisdom used in a Buddhist baptism
• 明智めいち sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
• 多智たち great wisdom
• 奴智鮫ドチザメ banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium)

Characters sharing the phonetic 知

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “지” in Korean.

Other hanja read “지”

Other hanja with radical 日